After earning a bye into the quarterfinals, third-seeded West Springfield defeated No. 6 Athol--25-20, 14-25, 25-12, 25-20-- in four sets Tuesday evening, advancing to the Western Massachusetts boys volleyball semifinals.

West Springfield (15-4, 6-4) will play the winner of No. 2 Chicopee Comp and No. 7 Ludlow on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.

Junior Temi Bailey played a strong game at the net, tallying 15 kills and five blocks for the Terriers, while Nick Pavlyuk added 13 kills. Andre Ruiz also performed well, with 28 assists and 12 digs.

Wyatt Doiron-LaRue finished his career at Athol, registering eight kills, six blocks, and 13 digs. Tyler Lajoie added eight kills and a block in the loss.